I am a 72 year old grandmother with two grandaughters. My dad was a jack of all trades as they say in the state of Tennessee USA. . i love your channels .From the age of 2 i was under the car handing my dad his tools. Helping him mow the yard. He made me my own push mower when I was 5 , no gas just me. I had to stop doing all my yard work 2 years ago because of health. MY husband of 52 years says i have saved him money because i was his jack of all trades Your videos remind me of my dad. Thank you so much for these wonder videos of lawn work and fixing things.
My dad was an engineer at Maytag for almost 31 years, I loved helping him repairing things and making things out of junk, shop vac out of a metal popcorn canister.😆👍 My husband was the same, we would work on projects. OMG, I HEAR HIM ALL THE TIME WHEN I GO IN THE GARAGE, PUT MY TOOLS AWAY AND CLEAN THIS CRAP UP, he passed away three years ago and I'm still catching hell!!! 😆😁👍❤ I love my sewing machine and my power tools. I go to CZcams all the time about how to fix things, thanks for doing this new chanel.
Hey Sean, Steve here from the States. It's wild - using different words to describe the same part. When you started saying "carby," I thought you were just having fun being silly calling it that, to then find out you switched to a carby cleaner and it was called that on the can. I laughed in disbelief! We call them "carburetors" or simply "carbs." Just wanted to share that with you. Keep on the good work! Cheers! 🍻
Obviously power yard tools are built differently there than in America. But the same engine ideas, just rearranged in different formats. Nice to see them. Thumbs Up!
I took delivery of a new blower vac today, a Solo 442 on clearance. Apparently has Masport dealer service back up I was told. I've successfully transferred decals from one mower to another by using a hairdryer and razor blade to peel off. I clean the surface to put it down with rubbing alcohol. That red replacement cover looks better than the original one.
We call 'em a basket case on this side of the world, all taken apart like that. I think that air filter will get plenty of oil from carby spit-back soon enough. I enjoy watching your videos Mr. Sean.
Even if I don't know what I'm doing, it's amazing what I can learn and do just by taking things apart and carefully keeping the assortment of parts secure while I explore and sometimes fix.
I used to watch my Dad fix up things on his workbench. One of my favorite things to do. He died in 2010 at 92 and videos like this remind me of him. Are you going to sell the blower or add it to your collection?
Thanks for sharing Peggy! All we can ask for is a long and fullfilled life, surrounded by our loved ones 😊 I plan to keep this one as a back up for my mowing business
I always air blow debris before using Solvent. Some solvents will remove the instructions printed on Decals. Those lines will push through the grommet and into the tank to use up excess length. Suction often has a filter inside the tank on the end of the Fuel line.
Brilliant. Nothing like restoring something to work like it did brand new. Instant satisfaction! The only thing I do differently is put armor all on the black plastic bits before putting it away for the winter. An old timer taught me that at a golf course shop. I don't know if it preserves the plastic longer but it looks good. Lol. Great work.
Very satisfying to watch. Thank you for doing these video's Shaun. I learned a lot. I love watching video's that I can learn from. I don't ever want to stop learning.
A very well-done restoration, Sean. I did like the fact that you didn't mess with anything that worked properly -- that saved time and possible headaches.
if you ever find an old victa four star or 506 ambassador from the 60's somehow let me know.. havent seen one since childhood but definitely a victa classic
That blower actually looks way better with the orange pull start on than it would have done with the black one. Have you looked to see if the badge on the old part is a vynal sticker that can be transfered across?. If it can, it would add the finishing touch.
Hi Sean I've just subscribed to your new channel AR after seeing the Info you gave on your Gardening channel . Looking forward to seeing what you can restore especially the old Push Mower, I used to have one, which was a far superior cut than my electric mower. However here in the UK a push mower gets hard to manage with our climate being lots of rain & damp weather, good luck with your new channel AR, ❤️👍🏼
Very nice. I'm not mechanical at all. It probably would have ended up at them bottom of the river if I was expected to repair it..lol. good job. Runs like new.
Sean, regards oil in filter, I decided to oil the foam element in my line trimmer even though I hadn't before and it ran fine and started easily. Didn't hinder it at all. Even my first line trimmer, a Ryobi from years ago instructed you to squeeze oil through the filter after cleaning it out.
Great new channel man! As long as you're in that area, pull the muffler and clean the exhaust screen (if equipped). You can also check the piston/cylinder for scoring through the exhaust port.
G'day mate good save, those degreaser cans are good and cheap but you can use brake cleaner as well. I'm not nit picking but I would have pulled the carb to pieces and made sure that the jets aren't blocked and diaphragm is in good condition, same as the spark plug I would have diced it and put a clean one in. The cleaning ect. , was good and it's like new and Victa is a good make. Take care John
Grouse work Sean mate i also have the blue version of that leaf blower etc mine might have a faulty carb but yeah not hard to fix it by simply replacing it etc.
Congrats on the new channel, Sean. I have to tell you though, a pressure washer in your [near] future wouldn't be a bad thing. That brake cleaner is nasty stuff - not to mention a bit pricey!
I was going to say, "You're off to a great start!" ( get it, you got the leaf blower to start..😉) but that was dangerously close to being a pun, so I backed away and went with 'Best Wishes '. Better safe than sorry, when it comes to puns. I'm very happy for you, though. The launch of your new channel was great. You're just that guy that everybody likes to hang out with.
Nice camerawork too. Really get the lence in there. Easy to set it up too far away. I have come to see Andrew Camaratas channel as the goldstandard for this type of content. But watch out, you may get lost for hours over there :-) Anyways, nice job, keep it up!
Nice! So, comparing the price of the broken blower, replacement part, and time and materials spent cleaning and repairing, was this a worthwhile restoration? I think so if I can get a blower to use around the yard!
Gday mate, i reckon it was! I probably spent around $30 in total. These retail for a few hundred dollars. In my experience, as long as a 2 stroke engine has the right fuel in it, it will never die, so this one will be here for the long haul!
You could have used a dremel, or cutoff disc, or metal hacksaw to cut a slot into the head of bolt so you could use the flat blade screwdriver instead of a socket.
I’m from USA are victa mower decks cast aluminum or metal? I have old lawnboy 4-square mower deck cast aluminum commercial that is 2 stroke that resembles this but standard push
Also good with degreaser washing with high pressure hose or normal hose after as long as everything is blocked off . Done it with a fair few mowers and blowers . Good stuff though would be good to see more mowers like how junkyarddog87 has done in the past if haven’t checked him out he’s a master at mowers
Good stuff 👍 Is that manual cylinder mower a Webb? I’ve got a more recent one, a 12” Qualcast. Needs a sharpen but works pretty well and stripes ok considering how light it is. Btw, you can just burn off the carbon buildup on spark plugs. MAP torch is great for it but a gas burner will do.
I figured that's the logic behind it, but when you take the filthy foam filter off of one, I've always found the intake is immaculate and not a spec of dust
I am a 72 year old grandmother with two grandaughters. My dad was a jack of all trades as they say in the state of Tennessee USA. . i love your channels .From the age of 2 i was under the car handing my dad his tools. Helping him mow the yard. He made me my own push mower when I was 5 , no gas just me. I had to stop doing all my yard work 2 years ago because of health. MY husband of 52 years says i have saved him money because i was his jack of all trades Your videos remind me of my dad. Thank you so much for these wonder videos of lawn work and fixing things.
I grew up without a dad so this just feels like the weekend chills in the shed I missed out on. Thanks Sean
😘
In my opinion it WAS a bloody Rolls Royce restoration! Thanks again Sean!
Thank you :)
Hi Sean
I'm a WD-40 man myself. The ladies can't resist the musk.
Good video.
Cheers
Michael
Haha, true that 🍻
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LOL When the ladies admire the scent, you reply, "I am wearing L'eau du WD-40."
@@shqa574 🤣😂🤣
Kiddo literally was blown away by how well this fix worked. 🤣
This channel was such a good idea. I love everything about this.
many thanks Jonathan!
I love this new channel already 😀
Cheers Deyemon!
My dad was an engineer at Maytag for almost 31 years, I loved helping him repairing things and making things out of junk, shop vac out of a metal popcorn canister.😆👍 My husband was the same, we would work on projects. OMG, I HEAR HIM ALL THE TIME WHEN I GO IN THE GARAGE, PUT MY TOOLS AWAY AND CLEAN THIS CRAP UP, he passed away three years ago and I'm still catching hell!!! 😆😁👍❤
I love my sewing machine and my power tools.
I go to CZcams all the time about how to fix things, thanks for doing this new chanel.
I am literally so happy right now. My two favorite things to watch on YT are lawn care and restorations. Now you get to be my favorite in both!!
You're the best!
2.7k in a few days....thats bloody fast mate.
I'm very grateful to have such an awesome audience :)
Hey Sean, Steve here from the States. It's wild - using different words to describe the same part. When you started saying "carby," I thought you were just having fun being silly calling it that, to then find out you switched to a carby cleaner and it was called that on the can. I laughed in disbelief! We call them "carburetors" or simply "carbs." Just wanted to share that with you. Keep on the good work! Cheers! 🍻
Gday Steve! I have definitely learned of a few different regional dialects since becoming a CZcamsr haha
@@theaustralianrestorer6211 LOL I am from SoCal. I instantly interpreted "carby" as "carburetor", and I am far from mechanical.
A real push mower! I use to mow the lawn with one of them when I was a kid for my Mum. Well done on the fix.
I forgot Ozzies swore!
Oh there was no swearing in this video by an Aussie standard haha
My favorite things are either free or cheap. Blessings to you and your family.
Thanks Robert 🍻
Young fella was blown away by this fine restoration 👍🍻
Obviously power yard tools are built differently there than in America. But the same engine ideas, just rearranged in different formats. Nice to see them. Thumbs Up!
I took delivery of a new blower vac today, a Solo 442 on clearance. Apparently has Masport dealer service back up I was told.
I've successfully transferred decals from one mower to another by using a hairdryer and razor blade to peel off. I clean the surface to put it down with rubbing alcohol. That red replacement cover looks better than the original one.
Wow a little tinkering and walah. She's up and running. I love it 👍
When you get your sandblaster, I’ll bring over my Scotty B and turn her into a verticutter ;)
Yes, can't wait to watch
:)
What a little ripper! Nice bargain, Sean. Looking forward to your next project 🛠🙂🛠
You and me both!
We call 'em a basket case on this side of the world, all taken apart like that. I think that air filter will get plenty of oil from carby spit-back soon enough. I enjoy watching your videos Mr. Sean.
Almost looks brand new. Loved watching your son run out when you got it running - he is a cutie,
Thanks Caroline, he's a good lad :)
Even if I don't know what I'm doing, it's amazing what I can learn and do just by taking things apart and carefully keeping the assortment of parts secure while I explore and sometimes fix.
i agree! :)
@@theaustralianrestorer6211 ahh.. but you DO know what you're doing..
I used to watch my Dad fix up things on his workbench. One of my favorite things to do. He died in 2010 at 92 and videos like this remind me of him. Are you going to sell the blower or add it to your collection?
Thanks for sharing Peggy! All we can ask for is a long and fullfilled life, surrounded by our loved ones 😊
I plan to keep this one as a back up for my mowing business
Well done!! Eager to see how your new rusty contraption turns out.😁😳😁
you and me both!
I always air blow debris before using Solvent. Some solvents will remove the instructions printed on Decals.
Those lines will push through the grommet and into the tank to use up excess length. Suction often has a filter inside the tank on the end of the Fuel line.
Brilliant. Nothing like restoring something to work like it did brand new. Instant satisfaction! The only thing I do differently is put armor all on the black plastic bits before putting it away for the winter. An old timer taught me that at a golf course shop. I don't know if it preserves the plastic longer but it looks good. Lol. Great work.
Great idea!
Nice job Sean, Amazing of what a little cleaning can do, actually regular maintenance is probably the best. 👍👍👍👍👍😉🇺🇸
Totally agree!
Still better smelling than getting all the cosmoline off a rifle that was in storage, they drown them in that crap
Love your song, waltzing matilda. wow you are the craftsman, handy to have around!!!
Great!! New channel! Love it 👍🏻 🇦🇺
thanks mate :)
Very satisfying to watch. Thank you for doing these video's Shaun. I learned a lot. I love watching video's that I can learn from. I don't ever want to stop learning.
Great attitude!
Really interesting.
A very well-done restoration, Sean. I did like the fact that you didn't mess with anything that worked properly -- that saved time and possible headaches.
Thanks mate, that was my thought too! I figured if it didn't start, then it would be easy enough to backtrack
Love it! Nice to see a little time and effort to restore instead of throwing away. Congrats on the new channel!
Thanks Deanna :)
Enjoyed very much. Save the planet.
Thanks Judith
Loving the intro already 🙌🏻
:)
Definitely go purple and chrome for the cylinder mower 😍😅
'pimp my mower'
if you ever find an old victa four star or 506 ambassador from the 60's somehow let me know.. havent seen one since childhood but definitely a victa classic
looking forward to the push roller grass cutter, looks to me it would be a great tool to create a green... Thank you.
That blower actually looks way better with the orange pull start on than it would have done with the black one.
Have you looked to see if the badge on the old part is a vynal sticker that can be transfered across?. If it can, it would add the finishing touch.
I did have a look, unfortunately that's not the case!
Worth the loss. It has a Victa badge on the spout.
Hi Sean I've just subscribed to your new channel AR after seeing the Info you gave on your Gardening channel . Looking forward to seeing what you can restore especially the old Push Mower, I used to have one, which was a far superior cut than my electric mower. However here in the UK a push mower gets hard to manage with our climate being lots of rain & damp weather, good luck with your new channel AR, ❤️👍🏼
Good stuff mate, runs great at the end!
Cheers Tim
Nothing like the sound of success, great channel.
I appreciate that!
im a CRC 5.56 guy when it comes to smell.. i could bathe in the stuff ;) nice tidy up job!
Very nice. I'm not mechanical at all. It probably would have ended up at them bottom of the river if I was expected to repair it..lol. good job. Runs like new.
haha
You have got some skills, Sean. I like this channel as well.
Love watching stuff that people would normally throw away be repaired. A clean out is always a good place to start. WD40 is my choice 🤣🥰👍🏼
Excellent
Superb, using your armourer skills...😃👍.
Love the content! Please keep it coming!!
Thanks! Will do!
Great repair, clean up and restoration, on the blower Sean. Enjoyed that. Your son looked like he enjoyed too. See you later on Blade Mate 😀👍
Love it. Looking forward to more restorations
More to come!
Sean, regards oil in filter, I decided to oil the foam element in my line trimmer even though I hadn't before and it ran fine and started easily. Didn't hinder it at all.
Even my first line trimmer, a Ryobi from years ago instructed you to squeeze oil through the filter after cleaning it out.
I'm glad that works for you
That was great, you really love what you`re doing. 🤩
thanks Jennifer. It's a dream come true!
Top work Sean, for around a $30 outlay you have a great hand blower
cheers Brett :)
Great new channel man!
As long as you're in that area, pull the muffler and clean the exhaust screen (if equipped).
You can also check the piston/cylinder for scoring through the exhaust port.
Good tip!
You’re a man of many talents 🥳
Should here me sing 😅
Great work and thanks for sharing this with us take care
Thank you too
@@theaustralianrestorer6211 You’re welcome and thank you bud 👍🏻
Awesome channel idea and already off to a successful start! Cheers mate!
Thanks a ton!
My brother restores those old mowers for a hobby
For a $30 investment you got a ripper bargain there Sean. Nice work.
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G'day mate good save, those degreaser cans are good and cheap but you can use brake cleaner as well. I'm not nit picking but I would have pulled the carb to pieces and made sure that the jets aren't blocked and diaphragm is in good condition, same as the spark plug I would have diced it and put a clean one in. The cleaning ect. , was good and it's like new and Victa is a good make. Take care John
Yeah, I would have gone that far if it didn't start! I'll buy a new plug at the next service for sure!
Grouse work Sean mate i also have the blue version of that leaf blower etc mine might have a faulty carb but yeah not hard to fix it by simply replacing it etc.
Congrats on the new channel, Sean. I have to tell you though, a pressure washer in your [near] future wouldn't be a bad thing. That brake cleaner is nasty stuff - not to mention a bit pricey!
That's the plan!
Well that was a good buy!!
thanks Teddie, I agree :)
😁
Best wishes with your new channel. You're a natural👍
Thank you so much 😁
I was going to say, "You're off to a great start!" ( get it, you got the leaf blower to start..😉) but that was dangerously close to being a pun, so I backed away and went with 'Best Wishes '.
Better safe than sorry, when it comes to puns.
I'm very happy for you, though. The launch of your new channel was great. You're just that guy that everybody likes to hang out with.
Love this
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Bloody good job Sean! Looks like it fell off the production line at Victa! If WD40 made a cologne I'd be the first in line!
😅
I am in awe of your fixin' skills! Great find with the $5 blower. Looking forward to the next video so I can learn even more from you!! : )
Thanks, more to come! 👍
Nice job Sean, love the new channel!
hi Natalie, thanks and welcome!
I enjoy watching your channel it’s so interesting I reckon wd40 and degreaser have a nice smell and especially petrol that’s got a nice smell to
Nice camerawork too. Really get the lence in there. Easy to set it up too far away. I have come to see Andrew Camaratas channel as the goldstandard for this type of content. But watch out, you may get lost for hours over there :-) Anyways, nice job, keep it up!
Many thanks mate, and welcome!
All your neighbours have sheds, it’s only fair that you have one too. You and the team could hire out as she’d builders…
if you cut the top off old 1.25 litre coke bottle it makes a good cheap funnel
Nice! So, comparing the price of the broken blower, replacement part, and time and materials spent cleaning and repairing, was this a worthwhile restoration?
I think so if I can get a blower to use around the yard!
Gday mate, i reckon it was! I probably spent around $30 in total. These retail for a few hundred dollars. In my experience, as long as a 2 stroke engine has the right fuel in it, it will never die, so this one will be here for the long haul!
You could have used a dremel, or cutoff disc, or metal hacksaw to cut a slot into the head of bolt so you could use the flat blade screwdriver instead of a socket.
good point!
I’m from USA are victa mower decks cast aluminum or metal? I have old lawnboy 4-square mower deck cast aluminum commercial that is 2 stroke that resembles this but standard push
Bloody champ!
Try getting a parts washer for small parts for as many small parts you will have upcoming.
That's the plan!
Nice!
Thanks!
Also good with degreaser washing with high pressure hose or normal hose after as long as everything is blocked off . Done it with a fair few mowers and blowers . Good stuff though would be good to see more mowers like how junkyarddog87 has done in the past if haven’t checked him out he’s a master at mowers
Yeah I follow him. I like his realistic approach. He doesn't focus on the fluff and just gets the things running 🙂
Cool
Good stuff 👍
Is that manual cylinder mower a Webb? I’ve got a more recent one, a 12” Qualcast. Needs a sharpen but works pretty well and stripes ok considering how light it is.
Btw, you can just burn off the carbon buildup on spark plugs. MAP torch is great for it but a gas burner will do.
Gday Phil, yeah it's a Webb Whippet I believe. It's a cute little thing. I think they were built in the 70s for ladies to use
so with foam filters, its the oil that traps the dust, not the foam :)
I figured that's the logic behind it, but when you take the filthy foam filter off of one, I've always found the intake is immaculate and not a spec of dust
@@theaustralianrestorer6211 maybe because the oil is holding the dirt back ? maybe just a thought
@@azza910able no, I mean even if it has no oil on it
:)
If the guy that you bought this off of watched this
Him: 🤬🤬
lol
What about $35 all in for a like new blower......Not Bad
It'll make a nice back up!
Is the drum on the reel mower solid or do you add water to smooth the mowing area?
I havent looked that close yet, but it seems to be solid
Nothing beats the smell of wd40.
Word!
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:)
# 292 Thumbs uP
Found another vid featuring this blower.
czcams.com/video/12SGhSsScYY/video.html
Check out a CZcamsr called mustie1 he's a wealth of knowledge when it comes to lawn equipment .
Will do!
5 bucks, bargain